The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Compare

Torsten Bell vs Sir Julian Lewis

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 342 different votes 348 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
3 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
453
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
209
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

76
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
393
+299.0 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
210
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
513
+349.2 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33% below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API